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BLTHNDR Veteran Author Chicago Posts:462 Points:174,995 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 12:07:30 AM Ignore BLTHNDR Report Abuse Every time i rack up a bunch of posts on my forum the owners/moderator locks me out ........ Whats up with that?????? Why don't they just delete it ???? and why can't us BUDDYS delete our own posts? Time to update this website again you guys... saw you moderators on TV and you make alot of money... time to give your buddy list people a little more control,what do you think?

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Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 12:07:30 AM

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Every time i rack up a bunch of posts on my forum the owners/moderator locks me out ........
Whats up with that??????
Why don't they just delete it ????
and why can't us BUDDYS delete our own posts?
Time to update this website again you guys... saw you moderators on TV and you make alot of money... time to give your buddy list people a little more control,what do you think?

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BLTHNDR Veteran Author Chicago Posts:462 Points:174,995 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: May 3, 2012 11:47:57 PM Ignore BLTHNDR Report Abuse jeez louise here's a comma ,
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,847 Points:2,842,045 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 3, 2012 8:53:33 AM Ignore plastic Report Abuse I guess there would have been no confusion if BLT used a comma.
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,668 Points:3,685,615 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: May 3, 2012 12:23:06 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse I can field that one. BLTHNDR directed a message to you, but abbreviated your handle to "SM". Then plastic, not catching the reference, asked what SM referred to. Then Scrapheap explained it.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,383 Points:3,256,545 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: May 2, 2012 5:14:41 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse "And what is SM?" Please explain. [Edited by: scoutmaster at 5/2/2012 5:15:21 AM EST]
BLTHNDR Veteran Author Chicago Posts:462 Points:174,995 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:24:38 PM Ignore BLTHNDR Report Abuse Maxstar they locked out my (Should the goverment lower the speed limit to 55mph and save gas) post but for some strange reason they unlocked it...Go figure, to make me look like an fool I guess. Thats why I posted this in the first place.
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,847 Points:2,842,045 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 9:32:37 AM Ignore plastic Report Abuse Paul237... Try rephrasing this. I doubt I am the only one who does not understand what you mean. Thanks, Scrapheap. I should have thought of that. Duh on my part. Oh, and thanks for letting me borrow your earlier post (above).
Scrapheap Champion Author Virginia Posts:14,563 Points:2,361,920 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 8:31:49 AM Ignore Scrapheap Report Abuse SM = scoutmaster
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,847 Points:2,842,045 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 7:24:15 AM Ignore plastic Report Abuse And what is SM?
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,503 Points:812,470 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 12:03:41 AM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse BLTHNDR, what exactly are you locked out of?
BLTHNDR Veteran Author Chicago Posts:462 Points:174,995 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 11:33:18 PM Ignore BLTHNDR Report Abuse I don't troll on the internet and I don't know what that is SM. But I do it when I am on my boat once and awhile.
Scrapheap Champion Author Virginia Posts:14,563 Points:2,361,920 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 4:08:19 PM Ignore Scrapheap Report Abuse paul237 wrote > but this notwithstanding; there is a poster, NO NAME, using threads and the topics/ threads never show in the message forum. This, in spite of his accumulating POSTS CREDITS. Try rephrasing this. I doubt I am the only one who does not understand what you mean.
paul237 Champion Author Missouri Posts:1,185,313 Points:2,260,080 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 2:46:34 PM Ignore paul237 Report Abuse I did make a mistake posting a " new thread " repetitively and I am sure that moderators removed them ( which by the way I wanted them to do ) --- but this notwithstanding; there is a poster, NO NAME, using threads and the topics/ threads never show in the message forum. This, in spite of his accumulating POSTS CREDITS. What accounts for this. Again.....no names!!!! BTW my Threads are still present under my Topics Started but I do not wish to use any of them!!!!
Scrapheap Champion Author Virginia Posts:14,563 Points:2,361,920 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:23:52 AM Ignore Scrapheap Report Abuse Looking at the history of threads paul237 started, I would guess moderators are either moving or deleting your threads based on abuse. These threads seem repetitive and serve no purpose other than to hit the server, which slows the server down for the rest of us. [Edited by: Scrapheap at 4/28/2012 10:24:42 AM EST]
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,383 Points:3,256,545 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Apr 26, 2012 7:37:44 PM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse The next thing, BLT, plastic will accuse you of trolling.
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,847 Points:2,842,045 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 26, 2012 7:00:23 PM Ignore plastic Report Abuse It made a difference to me today. I needed gas so I looked for the best price along my route. Gasbuddy made a $1.50 difference for me today.
BLTHNDR Veteran Author Chicago Posts:462 Points:174,995 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Apr 26, 2012 6:21:01 PM Ignore BLTHNDR Report Abuse I am starting to correct that dirt girl Just that some people on this site are real idiots and it turns me off trying to have fun on here.Oh by the way the spring gas prices suck.Check the oil/ gas prices for the last six months.The internet makes prices jump 10 to 20 cents in only 1 or 2 days.I am just disgusted that there is nothing we do on this site makes any difference.
dirt girl Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:35,971 Points:3,074,910 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 1:07:45 AM Ignore dirt girl Report Abuse BLTHNDR, Excuse me for pointing this out but if you look at the stats under your avatar it's rather obvious that you have long periods when you don't post to the forums or gas prices.
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,847 Points:2,842,045 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 10:36:59 AM Ignore plastic Report Abuse I don't monitor anyone. Each profile is a person and I try to remember and recognize the people in each community in which I am a part; whether it's in person or on line. I'm not fishing for anything. I'm merely pointing out, to those who were prodding for an explanation, that you come and go. That way they wouldn't be expecting a prompt answer. No one's gunnin' for you, bud.
BLTHNDR Veteran Author Chicago Posts:462 Points:174,995 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 12:18:18 AM Ignore BLTHNDR Report Abuse how many other gas buddys do you profile and monitor? (PLASTIC what are you fishing for?and oh Yes I have a life and this site is just a distraction and for fun every once and a while...........you having fun? [Edited by: BLTHNDR at 4/22/2012 12:20:20 AM EST]
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,847 Points:2,842,045 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 6:19:22 PM Ignore plastic Report Abuse It's your m.o., BLT. You come into the forums, make a few posts, then disappear for a while. You've done it for years.
BLTHNDR Veteran Author Chicago Posts:462 Points:174,995 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 1:31:23 PM Ignore BLTHNDR Report Abuse and your point is? plastic
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,847 Points:2,842,045 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 16, 2012 7:02:56 AM Ignore plastic Report Abuse Hey, guys, it's BLT. He comes in spurts.
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,866 Points:1,615,435 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Apr 16, 2012 1:04:23 AM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse “Why don't they just delete it ???? and why can't us BUDDYS [sic] delete our own posts?” Forum topics are never deleted unless they are offensive in some way, don’t meet the site rules, etc. Otherwise topics that are old or no longer relevant are locked. It would be nice if we could delete our own posts as long as there are no replies. That would obviate the need for posts saying, “Oops, posted in wrong thread” and stuff like that. It would not be fair to delete a post after there has been a reply since that amounts to censoring another member. The Edit feature allows one to delete the content of a post, leaving it blank, within the ten-minute edit period.
Scrapheap Champion Author Virginia Posts:14,563 Points:2,361,920 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 10:50:24 PM Ignore Scrapheap Report Abuse What are you talking about? I looked at the topics you started. Nothing has been locked since last October, and a moderator explained why. The other topics you started were locked because they were very old. That happens automatically. I looked at topics you participated in. The last topic you participated in that was locked was the one I referred to above. I looked at the Chicago forum. Nothing has been locked in almost a year. Are you sure that you are not accidentally clicking on the ignore link for the OP of the thread and locking yourself out?
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,847 Points:2,842,045 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 10:48:11 PM Ignore plastic Report Abuse Gas_buddy, imagine the baiting and trolling that could occur if one could open and close topics at will and could block certain folk from posting. It's a good idea but very subject to problems.
PD Moderator	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 9:49:01 PM Ignore PD Report Abuse Can you explain the issue a bit further?
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,991 Points:3,036,990 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:46:04 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse One of the reasons the moderators don't give open/close control access to members, including those that started the topic, in my opinion, is that it would provide members with the ability to censor topics because they disagree with responses to their comments/suggestion/etc., as well as, in essence, censor other members. That said, just because the moderators "make alot of money" isn't a reason that they need to give control of the website to others. That's what I think. But I don't speak for them. As for being locked out; are you saying they're locking you out personally and exclusively, but others can continue to participate in the thread, or if they're locking the entire thread?
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,668 Points:3,685,615 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 4:00:44 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse I don't get it, BLTHNDR. What does the buddy list have to do with the forum?
ziyulu Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:8,514 Points:1,605,800 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 12:46:30 AM Ignore ziyulu Report Abuse Did your post meet submission guidelines?